PFC_CiarlilloM
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- May 22, 2011
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Euclid,
Ohio
Okay so last week sometime I had a coolant leak coming out of my turbo coolant lines. It seemed as if the heat + vibrations caused my hose clamp to loosen up a bit and I was dripping coolant out. Well I tightened it up and topped off with a bit of water. Didn't seem like a lot so I didnt think much of it.
Well on my way to work the other day the car started to overheat. It got right under the point of solid red/orange bar at the top when I pulled in. I immediately turned the car off, and let it sit because I was running late.
After work I noticed that I was down some coolant so I poured water in and tried to top it off as best as I could (-15 degrees outside w/ wind chill). Well it started overheating again but I made it home in time before the redline/warning at the top and let it sit overnight.
I was assuming my thermostat was stuck closed initially to cause the overheating and was going to replace that.
Also while I was driving yesterday I had no heat at any point in time even when it was overheating.
This morning when I went outside to go ensure all coolant lines were tight, and try to add antifreeze to top off the system I found my all my coolant lines and both rad hoses to be slushy.
Where do I go from here? Obviously I have to remove all the slush, and I was going to replace the thermostat, and do a radiator/coolant flush. I just dont know the best route to take.
I didn't start it as I wasn't sure if that was safe to do or not.
*All my maintenance is up to date. I replaced the thermostat in the summer when I redid the head gasket.
Well on my way to work the other day the car started to overheat. It got right under the point of solid red/orange bar at the top when I pulled in. I immediately turned the car off, and let it sit because I was running late.
After work I noticed that I was down some coolant so I poured water in and tried to top it off as best as I could (-15 degrees outside w/ wind chill). Well it started overheating again but I made it home in time before the redline/warning at the top and let it sit overnight.
I was assuming my thermostat was stuck closed initially to cause the overheating and was going to replace that.
Also while I was driving yesterday I had no heat at any point in time even when it was overheating.
This morning when I went outside to go ensure all coolant lines were tight, and try to add antifreeze to top off the system I found my all my coolant lines and both rad hoses to be slushy.
Where do I go from here? Obviously I have to remove all the slush, and I was going to replace the thermostat, and do a radiator/coolant flush. I just dont know the best route to take.
I didn't start it as I wasn't sure if that was safe to do or not.
*All my maintenance is up to date. I replaced the thermostat in the summer when I redid the head gasket.